[Q] Getting started programming, Android in mind.

[joshtheitguy]

I got into the IT technical side of things and never really got into coding at all. I know some basic batch/shell scripting and basically enough vbscript to write a login script.

Though as of late I have been wanting to get into coding, especially for Android due to a number of factors (i.e. to write free open source apps to replace things that people shouldn't have the right to charge for or things I feel would be cool to have but no one has gotten around to it) and to finally give more back to the open source community though I don't know where to start with programming.

What would be a good language to start with the end result being to develop for the Android platform? Anyone have any suggestions on books to pick up or online guides to look at?

I have a lot of free time as of late due to the US economic collapse might as well do something constructive with it.

[feanor512]

While the G1 is an HTC device, this forum is aimed more towards Windows Mobile. You might get more feedback if you post at an Android forum. I found one here (http://code.google.com/android/groups.html) and another here (http://androidcommunity.com/forums/).

According to here (http://code.google.com/android/kb/general.html) Android only supports Java. Sun's Java tutorial is here (http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/).

[joel2009]

right now as far as i understand everything for android has to b written in java, if you know java you should be on the right foot to start with already :)